Just in case you haven’t picked up Battlefield: Bad Company 2 yet Steam has a great deal for you — 4 copies of the game for $149.99. Now depending on how you look at it you’re either getting one of the copies for free or all 4 copies for around $37.

Even better is the fact that Steam is offering the Limited Edition version that gives you 6 extra online unlockables from the get go.

Check out the deal here.

There has been some talks over whether or not the PC game market was on its way out for some time now but cold hard numbers are in to disprove that. The PC Gaming Alliance has released word that PC game sales generated $13.1 billion in 2009 which is apparently a 3% increase over 2008. The PCGA attributes most of these sales to digital distribution platforms such as Valve’s Steam even going so far as to say that boxed retail games make up for less that 20% of all revenue.
So folks, despite the fact that video game consoles are quickly becoming hard to decipher from PCs, the PC game market is still alive and well, for now, at least.

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Those doubting the fact that the RPG genre is still alive and well can lay their doubts to rest. Final Fantasy 13 has been on store shelves in North America for just one day and already 450,000 copies have been sold. Sales were divided into 290,000 on the PS3 and 160,000 on the Xbox 360.

Make note, these numbers are from day one only. We’ll keep you posted again at the end of the week to tell you how the game did in its first week on store shelves. Anyone want to make bets?

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The Wii has been an absolute success for Nintendo which means the executives in the company definitely have some extra padding in their wallets. So, with such a great success you’d think they would be hard at work on the Wii 2 (or whatever the successor is to be called). However, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, that isn’t the case.

He goes on to say that when a software developer comes to the company with an idea that the current console isn’t capable of, they will begin to seriously think about a successor. However, he says, the company just isn’t there yet.

Perhaps they will be there by this year’s E3?

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When Playstation Home was first announced way back when it seemed like a pretty cool idea however after numerous delays and a lack of a purpose it really failed to deliver. Luckily, for its followers, Sony hasn’t abandoned the service recently announcing that Home will be getting updated to version 1.35 tomorrow.

Updates in 1.35 include faster load times, an enhanced login process and an “intuitive new navigator” that features the following categories:

• Favorites: Personalize your own section to make locating your favorite places quick and simple.
• Personal Spaces: Your clubhouses and personal spaces are now right at your fingertips. The personal spaces you own and the clubhouses you belong to will be viewable in one convenient location.
• Friends: Finding your friends in PlayStation Home has never been easier. View the current location of your friends in PlayStation Home, and then navigate there to enjoy the action together.
• Explore: Browse all the spaces PlayStation Home offers. Finding a space that suites your taste and mood has never been easier.
• Recommend: Keep up with what’s hot in PlayStation Home. This regularly updated category will feature the newest and most exciting additions to PlayStation Home.

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If perhaps you either don’t want to purchase an Xbox Live Gold account or yours ran out but you are a Modern Warfare 2 fiend, you’re in luck. Activision has just announced that they will be allowing Xbox Live Silver members to try out the game’s online component this weekend.

If you want to get technical about it, the free trial begins on Friday March 12th at 12:00PM EST and ends on Sunday March 14th at 12:00PM EST. Watch out though, if you’ve never played Modern Warfare 2 online it’s going to be hard to stop after the weekend.

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Just in case you’ve managed to get bored of all of the songs currently available for DJ Hero, Activision has just announced a new DLC pack that mashes up some Eminem and Jay-Z tracks. The pack is set to drop on March 25th for 640 Microsoft Points on the PS3, $7.99 on the PS3 and $9 on the Wii.

Below are the mixed songs included in the above mentioned pack:

• “Shake That” by Eminem x “Show Me What You Got” by Jay-Z
• “Without Me” by Eminem x “Encore” by Jay-Z
• “Can I Get A…” by Jay-Z x “Lose Yourself” by Eminem

After a wait that lasted seemingly forever, Activision and Infinity Ward have finally come forth to announce the Stimulus Package DLC pack for Modern Warfare 2. Unfortunately, there has been word of the contents of the pack or at what price point so we’ll have to keep you posted in that sector.

What we do know, however, is that the Stimulus Pack will drop on March 30th and will remain exclusive to the Xbox 360 for 30 days. I wonder how much money Microsoft had to pay for that.

It’s not uncommon for Hollywood films to get videogame adaptations these days, but those projects are mainly concerned with big-budget blockbusters. According to a press release from indie developer Madrack Games, they’re looking into developing small, indie titles based on some older film properties, and some newer ones as well — including short films.

The LA-based developer revealed that their first projects include an adaptation of Buster Keaton’s The General (1927), and a smaller game based on an upcoming short film called Final Tuesday, which deals with the end of the world and asteroids. Madrack Games didn’t mention any release dates, but they promised some concept art this Summer. In the mean time, enjoy the teaser poster of Final Tuesday above.

Sick of rhythm based music games yet? No? Good. It was just announced thanks to Harmonix’s offical Facebook page that Rock Band 3 will be made available this holiday season. Unfortunately, other than telling us that EA will be publishing the game, Harmonix has released virtually no details about its contents.

Although, they did throw in the catchy phrase that they plan to “innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just as Harmonix did with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2and The Beatles: Rock Band.”

Now, give us some details.